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Description

1. 1 online resource (329 p., 16 p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)

Uniform title

1. Catastrophes! (Online)

Alternative title

1. Catastrophes! (Online)

Subject

1. Catastrophes (Geology)

Contents

1. Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly?

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Prothero, Donald R.

Title

1. Catastrophes! [electronic resource] : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse.

Imprint

1. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2010019631